centre

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See also: Centre, centré, and centrē

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”).

Pronunciation

Noun

centre (plural centres)

  1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center.
    • (middle portion)
      1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 343:
      So after a short spell in the brass foundry the wisest course was to follow with a similar period in the steel foundry, where much important work was done, including the manufacture of centres for wheels.

Derived terms

Translations

center — see center

Verb

centre (third-person singular simple present centres, present participle centring or centreing, simple past and past participle centred)

  1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center
    • 1962 February, “Talking of Trains: The "Midland Pullman"”, in Modern Railways, page 77:
      One controversy which has not had an airing in discussion of the new Transport Bill is that centring on the status of the Pullman Car Co.

Translations

center — see center

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”).

Pronunciation

Noun

centre m (plural centres)

  1. center (point in the interior of a circle)
  2. center (middle portion of something)
  3. center (place where some function or activity occurs)
  4. center (topic that is particularly important)
  5. downtown (business center of a city)

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Esperanto

Adverb

centre

  1. centrally

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sharp point”).

Pronunciation

Noun

centre m (plural centres)

  1. centre, center
  2. (soccer) cross, specifically one directed into the penalty area

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Lithuanian

Noun

centrè

  1. locative singular of ceñtras (“centre”)

Noun

ceñtre

  1. vocative singular of ceñtras (“centre”)

Portuguese

Verb

centre

  1. inflection of centrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

centre

  1. inflection of centrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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